The 2008–09 English Hockey League season took place from September 2008 until March 2009. The league was sponsored by Slazenger and the men's title was won by East Grinstead with the women's title going to Bowdon Hightown. There were no playoffs during the season.
The Men's Cup was won by Reading and the Women's Cup was won by Bowdon Hightown.
Men's Slazenger Premier Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A GD Pts 1 East Grinstead 18 13 2 3 64 33 31 412 Reading 18 12 2 4 51 23 28 383 Beeston 18 11 4 3 54 35 19 374 Cannock 18 9 5 4 50 36 14 325 Surbiton 18 8 7 3 54 41 13 316 Loughborough Students 18 6 6 6 44 42 2 247 Hampstead and Westminster 18 5 3 10 37 52 -15 17*8 Bowdon 18 4 2 12 30 53 -23 149 Havant 18 3 3 12 32 60 -28 1210 Southgate 18 1 2 15 21 62 -41 5 deducted one point*
= Champions = Relegated Results
Women's Slazenger Premier Division League Standings
Pos Team P W D L F A Pts 1 Bowdon Hightown 18 17 0 1 60 12 512 Olton & West Warwicks 18 11 3 4 67 35 363 Canterbury 18 10 5 3 50 26 354 Leicester 18 9 4 5 39 19 315 Slough 18 9 2 7 46 30 296 Clifton 18 8 3 7 36 38 277 Brooklands Poynton 18 5 3 10 23 40 188 Trojans 18 3 5 10 17 31 149 Ipswich 18 2 3 13 18 54 910 Chelmsford 18 1 2 15 8 79 5 = Champions = Relegated
Men's Cup
Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Reading Old Loughtonians w/o Fareham Brooklands MU 5-3 Canterbury Bowdon 5-4 Beeston Cannock 2-1
Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Beeston Canterbury 5-1 Reading Fareham 7-1
Final (Held at the Highfields Hockey Centre, Nottingham on 17 May) Team 1 Team 2 Score Reading Beeston 3-1
Women's Cup
Quarter-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Barnes Cambridge City 4-1 Epsom Reading 0-4 Bowdon Hightown Sutton Coldfield 6-3 Univ of Birmingham Clifton 4-3
Semi-finals Team 1 Team 2 Score Reading Univ of Birmingham 5-4 Bowdon Hightown Barnes6-0
Final (Held at Highfields Hockey Centre, Nottingham on 17 May) Team 1 Team 2 Score Bowdon Hightown Reading 2-1
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